PINK THERMAL BATHS

The Architect’s Newspaper 2021 Best of Design Award in the Unbuilt Cultural Project
Winner

Location: Biskra Palms, California
Type: Spa & Bath House, Ground Up
Status: Schematic Study
Size: 32,000 SF
Team: Miroslava Brooks, Daniel Markiewicz, Kyle Troyer, Madison Green

This project envisions a new typology in the American West by pairing the leisure activities of a bathhouse with the utilitarian functions of a data center. Why not capitalize on the wasted heat? Located near a resort, Pink Thermal Baths is the new destination getaway to recharge your body and soul. Like the ephemerality of the global data flows, the center is fully subterranean and hidden from sight. All the visual, auditory, and olfactory experiences are concentrated within the exuberant colorful interiors of the square bathhouse. The excess heat from the servers is dispersed into the pools, providing a hot spring-like experience, while the conic shapes of the various rooms add a touch of calming monumentality and help to control interior air temperatures.